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The Clarence CouiQEk VOLUME XXXVII CLARENCE, SHELBY COUNTY MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1917 NUMBER THIRTY SIX The Shelby County Assessment. We are often asked the question, "Whal do you think about oar assessment ?" We think a great deal abjut it, bat it is owing to what attitude from which we view it as to what we think. First, we think that after the assessor had assessed the county, that the board of equalization should hare passed on it and raised the property to its cash value, they could have agreed upon a percentage of increase on each diss of property and brought each khd . nn in ita rn.h value and have come I . I.. nn n l Vk na v m equalizing it than will be done by having a number of ceputy ai sessors in ditterent parts ot tne county to attempt it. The board of equalization will be sailed upo-; to cass upon much of it any nay. Second, we think that the taxes of the people of Shelby county will be more than doubled next year. It is more revenue that the governor, the tax commission and the officers in charge want. Gov. Gardner said, "Elect me governor and I will get Missouri out of debt." The state is more than two I minion dollars snort, ine county I is about fifty thousand dollars behind and the purpose in raising I values is to pet more revenue and ik. . n IQIfi mill ha mnnh ftllQ iciAa iui itriu "in w " higher than they are now. It is true the governor will ca'l an ex tra session of the legislature to reduce the levy, but the value of the real estate will be placed from 2 to 5 times what it is now and the levy will be reduced a small amount and the taxes we pay next year 'will be more than doubled, espe cially the taxes on farm lands. Third, the great danger at the present time is in getting? the real esta.e too high, especially the farm lands. Everything is supposed to be placed at its cash value, but what is the cash value, and how determine it? The cash value of a piece of real estate is not what a man might ask for it or may have paid for it under its peculiar conditions or what it might bring at a scratch sale, but it is what it will bring if sold for cash under the hammer to the highest bidder. Again a piece of real estate is worth cash, a sum of money upon which the interest will equal the income. It is true this year the income from farm property is good because of war prices, but this is no criterion to go by to tlx values for future taxation. So there is great danger cf getting t!:e land values too high and out of propor- . : a nnU.4 n u . . . lUn UUU. A LUtiu 19 noacu auuut tun vnlnpi of his farm, he savs. "well I would not take less than a hundred dollars per acre for it," or I gave so and so for it. But what be may ask or what he might have paid does not determine its cash value. He may not want to sell and if he does he may ask more than be can get, and again he might strike some deceived buyer j KigSby, who would give him more than his land is worth. There is an effort being made to make land bear a greater part of the expense of the administration of our state, county and municipal governments and conditions are very rapidly accumulating that are going to throw the great burden of taxation on real estate. The moneyed men of the nation will put a large amount of their wealth in non-taxable government bonds. Billions of bonds are being sold and billions of dollars of wealth will thereby escape taxation. The land bank loans are non-taxable, another means through which much of the country's wet 1th will escape taxa tion. And the burden of taxation will fall upon the real estate of the country. Real estate cannot conceal itself, .its real value will be greatly de- Clarence Store Robbed. Friday night the b.g department tore of Zeigler & Parvin, formerly the B-'isher store and one of the largest stocks of goods in Shelby County was robbed. The front and back doo:s of the store was broken into and the entire lot of silks was taken, also silk petticoats, silk and wool dress skirts, plush and cloth coats to the estimated value of i?800 or more. The robbery was not discovered until early the text morning, Trie store was tuen locked aDd chief of police of several cities were notified and blood bounds of Hannibal were brought, arriving here at about one o'clock Saturday afternoon and turned lcose in the store. Tbey gave goo J sjeut through and around the store where the goods was taken to the rear of the building and there seem to loose the trail. The supposition is that a car was waiting at this point where the goods were loaded and taken away. R. 0. Parvin the ma:ager of the store was not at home, being at Farber, Mo., on a business deal. Clarence has no night police and it was a foggy, bad night and it appeared to be a case of taking what they wanted and making their get away. There was some money in the cash register which was not taken aDd the drawer was not locked. Similar robberies have been going en over the country for several months and it was no doubt the work oi experts, who are following the business and have a place for the stolen goods We believe during the wiDter months at hast every small town should have a night police to guard the interests of the merchants and its citizens and think it advisable for the merchants to employ this man before other store in Clarence meet a similar fate. There is but little hopes of the stolen goods being recovered. Death of Dr. Asbury. Dr B. B. Asbury, formerly of this city passed away at Baxter Springs, Kansas Monday, Nov. 26, and the remains brought to this city Friday, where funeral ser vices were held at the Christian Church Friday mon.ing at ten o'clock, conducted by Rev. C. E. Nichols, of Shelbyville. Dr. Asbury was bom Oct. 21, 1867 in Boone Co., Mo. In 1898 he was united in marriage to Miss Florence Jones and to this union one son wa born, "Leroy Asbury." Mrs. Asbury passed to her reward when Leroy was two and a half years of age. In June, 1903 he was married to Mrs. Maud Bruce, to this union three children were borr, two dy ing in infancy. He united with the Christian Church in early life. During his residence here he was cashier of the Savings bank and at one time was proprietor of a drug store, baing the member of Asbury & He was a prosperous and energetic business man and during his stay in Clarence made many friends, who regrettea to learn of his death. He had recently moved to Baxter Springs from Springfield, Mo. and was in the mining business. He leaves to mourn their loss a companion, one son, Leroy, one daughter, Thelma, one step-son, John Bruce, two brothers, three sisters and mother besides a host of relatives and friends. Corn Exhibit a Real Show and a Big Success. The Courier corn show which closed Saturday was a decided success, the number of exhibits and the quality of corn exceeded our expectations, and we desire herewith to thank each and everj exhibitor for we are truly proud of such a magnificent display and wouid have been pleased to have awarded each one a premium had it been possible, but we want to express our appreciation of the splendid response of our farmer friends. There were forty-three exhibits of six ears each seventeen exhibits of white, thirty-fiva of yellow and one of mixed. The fol lowing are the names or tne exhibitors:No. 1 I. J. Sheets. No. 2 Robert Powell. No. 3 Sam Timbrook. No. 4- A. R Tucker. No. 5-R. F. Hayni No. 6 Mrs. Geo. Amick. No. 7 J. S. Howard. No. 8 L. D. Breedlove No. 91. L. Muhlemac. No. 10 E. G. Garrett. 4 No 11 J. M. McCully. No. 12- T. P. Clay. No. 13 Mrs. C. C. Benner. No. 14 C. C. Benner. No. 15 Ruth Crail. No. 16 0. A. Crail, Jr. No. 17 U. A. Crail No. 18 S. B. Searls. No. 19 Edward Ryan. No. 20 Dorrell Herrin. No. 21 J. G. Herrin. No. 82-R. F. Haynie. No. 23 Mrs R. F. Haynie. No. 24 E. Shores. No. 25 Eugene M. Maupin No 26 P. B. Cox. No. 27 P. B. Cox No 28 W. M Ratliff. No. 29 Lawrence Katl.ff. No. 30 Charley Cook. No. 31--Ewen Orr. No. 32 George Ashby. No. 33 Morris L. Marksbury. No. 34 and 35 Sam Meadows. No. S6 and 37 Baxter Hall. No. 38 Archie Carroll, No. 39-Vincil Carroll. No. 40-C. L. Carroll. No. 41 W. F. Hirrlinger. No. 42 G. H. Rogers. No. 43 - J. A. Bilbro. W hy judge corn? The highest and only purpose of the judge is to give first ranking to that sample which in his estimation will, if planted next spring, provide more corn of better quality than any other sample on exhibit. The first, premium of $3 was awarded to Chas L. Carroll, the second premium of $2 was awarded to W. M. Ratliff and the third premium a year's subscription to the Clarence Courier to Baxter H.ll. These gentlemen all had some knowledge of scoring corn, which likely aided them in making selections for the corn show. The fact they were awarded the premiums for the besj selection of six ears of corn is no indication that they raised more corn per acre than other exhibitors. Prof. Smith has a class in agriculture of twenty-two pupils that he is teaching the rules of scoring corn. This class will score the corn some time this week and the student who makes the nearest correct score will be given $2, the second a rrize of $1. This corn will be sold on next Saturday afternoon at public auction at the Courier office by Auctioneer E. J. Jacobs and all the proceeds over $6 which we paid in premiums will be given to the Clarence Red Cross fund. It is figured that there is about four bushels of this corn by weight and it should nee the Red Cross Chapter a nice sum. Mr. Carroll says the first premium exhibit of six ears is worth at least $5, and if that should bring ita worth there are many other exhibits almost its equal and this corn shoul i put into the Red Cross treasury a nice sum of money. Come everybody next Saturday, see the corn and help it bring a handsome price. The show as stated has been grand success, the responses were liberal, so let it culminate in rich Red Cross fund and you may get some rea fine select seed corn. B. Mrs. Chas. Durham Killed and W. Walker, of Jacksonville, In Ser ious Condition From Automobile Accident. Sunday morning about 10:30 o'clock as Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Cbas. Durham of near Jacksonville were on their way in Mr. Walker's Oak land car to attend a funeral in Huntsville, they were passed by Mr. Or be Carter, also of Jackson ville in his Ford car and as be passed told Mr. Walker to come on. We are informed from this invitition Mr. Walker speeded up his car and both cars were running at a high speed when they collided, turnhg over both cars, killing Mrs. Durham instantly and badly injuring Mr. Walker, who is now How to apply the score card. in a serious condition Mrs. Wal creased because of this burden ani the burden of taxation will be felt more keenly than ever before, hence there is great danger of getting our farm values too high and more than the real cash value, and a standard of value fixed that it will be very difficult to reduce. These are a few things we think about our assessment. T. P. Manuel. Forty-five points are given to con formity to type and breed charac teristics including uniformity of type, shape of rare, length of ears, circumference of ears, purity of kernel at d cob. Ten points are given to maturity and market con dition, and forty-five points to yielding qualities and vitality, including character of germ, kernel shape and uniformity, butts, tips, space between rows and size of cob. This was probably the biggest exhibit of corn ever shown in Clarence. The quality of the corn for the season was a surprise to everyone, w e are greatly indebted to Superintendent R. G. Smith, who spent the major portion of the day in arranging, scoring and judging the corn in a scientific manner, and his decision was no doubt perfectly satisfactory to every exhibitor, to bim we attri bute a large part of the success of the show, as the farmers were more willing to bring in their corn when they knew it would be scored and judged by scientific rules. Every exhibit was thoroughly tested by Mr. Smith, which took a great deal of time' and it was After four o'clock in the afternoon before his finaldecisions. ker wss slightly irjured. No one was hurt in Mr. Carter's car. Union Thanksgiving Service. Union Thanksgiving service was held at the Center Street Methodist Church and a good crowfi was present. Rev. Mcllvoy delivered the address, which wbs patriotic and full of excellent thought of the occasion. The other ministers of the town assisted iD the service. The choir furnished special music. At the conclusion of the service a collec tion was taken, which will ba used for charity purposes during the months. The amount was not as arge s it shculd have been and our citizens may expect to be called on for further contributions before the winter has gone. Thanksgiving Dinner at Cauip Pike. Camp Pihe, Ark., Nov. 29, 1917 Dear folks at home: I will write to you all this beau tiful Thanksgiving day. This leaves me well and fretting along just dandy. I certainly enjoyed my dinner today, it was great. The dining room was all decorated with cedar and red haws and gram-ble leaves. It looked real nice. iow i win name the things we had to eat: Roast turkey, creamed potatoes, sage dressing, creamed pea, cranberry sauce, tomato soup, apple and celery salad, pick les, olives, celery, fruit jello, pumpkin pie, cocoa to drink, nuts of different kinds, and also each a cigar. That is what we hid for dinner today, it seems like a picnic here this a'ternoon, to see the officers out walking with their ladies and other people walking around and automobiles passing by all the time. We still are quaran lined fcr measles. Taking one to three out of this battery most ev ery day. Have been quarantined every since we arrived here at the camp. I will be glad when the quarantine is over. There is only one hundred and twenty-six soldier boys here in Battery A now There was at first one hundred and fifty -seven. So you see a good many from this battery have the measles. There have been five transferred to other barracks I will tell you how I like it here now. I like it better here at Camp Pike than I did at Camp Funston for the reason up at Funston there was a great deal of sand and the wind blew hard at times. Made it disagreeable when we were out drilling. Here the climate is warmer and no sand, but plenty of rocks, and we have no hard wiuds. 1 am in the light artillery here. I like it better tlmn the infantry drilling. We drill five days each week. Saturday is inspection day. Sunday is awful lonesome for me. Stay around this barrack all day and not go anywhere. Last Monday a p;rt of us worked in the timber, cut down poles to f jace around the barns and also made post 3. And then we all had to carry them up to the bam, that was i of a mile That was going sorxe. We have a victrola here have music every night. We have three square meals a d iy, pi -niy to i at. Get plenty of sleep, uo to bee nt nine o'clock and get up at six fif teen, callel out then for reveille at six thirty. The first sergeant calls the roll, then hive fifteen minutes of exercise a n then we eat breakfast at seven o clock And then drill until eleven-thirty and have dinner at twelvb o'clock, back to drill at one-thirty and drill jntil four-thirty. Have retreat and roll call at five-fifteen and supper at six. I will close for this time. Red Cross Items. Mr and Mrs. M. Dimmitt havo given the Clarence branch a homo in their building on Center St just norih of the Olive Hotel. The rocms have been newly papered a d painted and being centralis located and easily heated will be u boom to us. Mr. Joe Baker has added a heating stove to our equipment and Mr. Frank Wine has promised a load of coal. We are sending this week a gift, two dozen pair of home mado woolen socks to the 1st Cade. Squadron, Aviation Field, Belle ville, III , who are planning t leave very soon for France. Warni clothes are a necessity to the aviators who ascend to heights where the cold is so intense their clotting freezes to them. The Red Cross Humanity bonds are now on sale at the Clarence Savings Bank and tha Shelbv County State Bank. A Humanity Bond is an agreement to senu monthly for 12 months, the sun' of 50c, $1, $2.50 or $5 to hell some sick or wounded Am ricai. boy who is a soldier of your1-somewhere in Europe. On eac.i bond there are twelve coupons. Each coupon is dated and on the c date you will send it to the bank of your choice, which will sent1 the money to the Red Cross, 15$ of which is given to the Iocs, branch. They are called Humanity Bond? not because the sums paid for them are to be repaid the sums are given to the Red Cross; nor because they bear interest, no interest is returned to the giver, but he has the finer reward of satisfaction in giving Inquire at either bank and the complete system will be explained to you. Other towns nearby are payinp monthly definite sums worth whil and Clarence must do ber part. Honor Roll Service. A patriotic service was helc Sunday, Dec. 2 at the Cento Street Methodist Church in honoi of the Clarence boys who are ii training. Mrs. H. J. Simmon' deserves much credit and praUi-for this occassion as it was sbr who first thought of showing oui grivitude and appreciation to ou boys in this manner. The table', was prepared by F. S. Shepan and the work shows much time ha 1 been given. The lettering was beautifully done and could be seer for any part of the church. Tb-following program was given and well rendered. Voluntary Orchestra. Doxology Congregation. Star Spangled Banner Congregs- tion. Prayer Rev. J. S. Knupp. Deut, "Hold Thou My Hand"-Miss Beulah Ragland and Mrf . C. b. Hammet. With lots of love, my best regaids ycripture Stock Notes. W. A. Hunolt shipped six loads of cattle to Cnicago Nov. 27. .1 IV tin nr. cKmnorl a raA t i f c r - i t rp j I poultry fanciers of Clareice at mules to bt. Louis last Tuesday. !! , ... , . to you all. Tell all hello. Your son, John Echternacht. 335 Field Artillery, Battery A, Camp Pike, Ark. Quincy Poultry Show. S. H. Rickey and H. W. Sher wood had exhibits last week at the annual Quincy poultry show and took the following premiums: S. I. Rickey 1st cockerel, 3rd cock erel and 4th hen on Rhode Island ;Ked; II. W.Sherwood 1st cock erel, 1st lien, oest colored male, best colored female, best shaped i ai.it l i male ana uesc snapea iemaie on j White Orpington. The following Long Farmer & Clay shipped j, jj RickeVi Albert D. LoDe uogs 10 oi. uouib . a- h. Sears. K. L, Jacobs. Doug las White, H. W. Sherwood and two loads of Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allen and children, of Brookfield spent Sunday here the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hudson. S. H. Rickey. Mrs. W. K. Dungan, of Lent-ner came Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs. J. W. China. Solo, The Recessional oy Kiplinir Dr. Brown Announcements Offertory Double Quarette Address and Unveiling of Honor Roll. Rev. Robert Mcllvoy. America Congregation. Benediction. Death of Mr. Rogers. Vincil Rogers, son of Mr. am! Mrs. Frank Rogers, southwest o! j town passed away Friday morn ing, Nov. 30, at the age of seventeen years and ten months. At the age of three years he bad spinal meningitis which left him an invalid. He was always bright and cheery and will be sadly missed. He leaves besides his parents, three brothers and one sister to mourn their loss. Funeral services were held at Bethlehen. Church, Saturday morning, Dec. 1. at eleven o'clock, conducted by Rev. Green of Macon.

The Clarence CouiQEk VOLUME XXXVII CLARENCE, SHELBY COUNTY MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1917 NUMBER THIRTY SIX The Shelby County Assessment. We are often asked the question, "Whal do you think about oar assessment ?" We think a great deal abjut it, bat it is owing to what attitude from which we view it as to what we think. First, we think that after the assessor had assessed the county, that the board of equalization should hare passed on it and raised the property to its cash value, they could have agreed upon a percentage of increase on each diss of property and brought each khd . nn in ita rn.h value and have come I . I.. nn n l Vk na v m equalizing it than will be done by having a number of ceputy ai sessors in ditterent parts ot tne county to attempt it. The board of equalization will be sailed upo-; to cass upon much of it any nay. Second, we think that the taxes of the people of Shelby county will be more than doubled next year. It is more revenue that the governor, the tax commission and the officers in charge want. Gov. Gardner said, "Elect me governor and I will get Missouri out of debt." The state is more than two I minion dollars snort, ine county I is about fifty thousand dollars behind and the purpose in raising I values is to pet more revenue and ik. . n IQIfi mill ha mnnh ftllQ iciAa iui itriu "in w " higher than they are now. It is true the governor will ca'l an ex tra session of the legislature to reduce the levy, but the value of the real estate will be placed from 2 to 5 times what it is now and the levy will be reduced a small amount and the taxes we pay next year 'will be more than doubled, espe cially the taxes on farm lands. Third, the great danger at the present time is in getting? the real esta.e too high, especially the farm lands. Everything is supposed to be placed at its cash value, but what is the cash value, and how determine it? The cash value of a piece of real estate is not what a man might ask for it or may have paid for it under its peculiar conditions or what it might bring at a scratch sale, but it is what it will bring if sold for cash under the hammer to the highest bidder. Again a piece of real estate is worth cash, a sum of money upon which the interest will equal the income. It is true this year the income from farm property is good because of war prices, but this is no criterion to go by to tlx values for future taxation. So there is great danger cf getting t!:e land values too high and out of propor- . : a nnU.4 n u . . . lUn UUU. A LUtiu 19 noacu auuut tun vnlnpi of his farm, he savs. "well I would not take less than a hundred dollars per acre for it," or I gave so and so for it. But what be may ask or what he might have paid does not determine its cash value. He may not want to sell and if he does he may ask more than be can get, and again he might strike some deceived buyer j KigSby, who would give him more than his land is worth. There is an effort being made to make land bear a greater part of the expense of the administration of our state, county and municipal governments and conditions are very rapidly accumulating that are going to throw the great burden of taxation on real estate. The moneyed men of the nation will put a large amount of their wealth in non-taxable government bonds. Billions of bonds are being sold and billions of dollars of wealth will thereby escape taxation. The land bank loans are non-taxable, another means through which much of the country's wet 1th will escape taxa tion. And the burden of taxation will fall upon the real estate of the country. Real estate cannot conceal itself, .its real value will be greatly de- Clarence Store Robbed. Friday night the b.g department tore of Zeigler & Parvin, formerly the B-'isher store and one of the largest stocks of goods in Shelby County was robbed. The front and back doo:s of the store was broken into and the entire lot of silks was taken, also silk petticoats, silk and wool dress skirts, plush and cloth coats to the estimated value of i?800 or more. The robbery was not discovered until early the text morning, Trie store was tuen locked aDd chief of police of several cities were notified and blood bounds of Hannibal were brought, arriving here at about one o'clock Saturday afternoon and turned lcose in the store. Tbey gave goo J sjeut through and around the store where the goods was taken to the rear of the building and there seem to loose the trail. The supposition is that a car was waiting at this point where the goods were loaded and taken away. R. 0. Parvin the ma:ager of the store was not at home, being at Farber, Mo., on a business deal. Clarence has no night police and it was a foggy, bad night and it appeared to be a case of taking what they wanted and making their get away. There was some money in the cash register which was not taken aDd the drawer was not locked. Similar robberies have been going en over the country for several months and it was no doubt the work oi experts, who are following the business and have a place for the stolen goods We believe during the wiDter months at hast every small town should have a night police to guard the interests of the merchants and its citizens and think it advisable for the merchants to employ this man before other store in Clarence meet a similar fate. There is but little hopes of the stolen goods being recovered. Death of Dr. Asbury. Dr B. B. Asbury, formerly of this city passed away at Baxter Springs, Kansas Monday, Nov. 26, and the remains brought to this city Friday, where funeral ser vices were held at the Christian Church Friday mon.ing at ten o'clock, conducted by Rev. C. E. Nichols, of Shelbyville. Dr. Asbury was bom Oct. 21, 1867 in Boone Co., Mo. In 1898 he was united in marriage to Miss Florence Jones and to this union one son wa born, "Leroy Asbury." Mrs. Asbury passed to her reward when Leroy was two and a half years of age. In June, 1903 he was married to Mrs. Maud Bruce, to this union three children were borr, two dy ing in infancy. He united with the Christian Church in early life. During his residence here he was cashier of the Savings bank and at one time was proprietor of a drug store, baing the member of Asbury & He was a prosperous and energetic business man and during his stay in Clarence made many friends, who regrettea to learn of his death. He had recently moved to Baxter Springs from Springfield, Mo. and was in the mining business. He leaves to mourn their loss a companion, one son, Leroy, one daughter, Thelma, one step-son, John Bruce, two brothers, three sisters and mother besides a host of relatives and friends. Corn Exhibit a Real Show and a Big Success. The Courier corn show which closed Saturday was a decided success, the number of exhibits and the quality of corn exceeded our expectations, and we desire herewith to thank each and everj exhibitor for we are truly proud of such a magnificent display and wouid have been pleased to have awarded each one a premium had it been possible, but we want to express our appreciation of the splendid response of our farmer friends. There were forty-three exhibits of six ears each seventeen exhibits of white, thirty-fiva of yellow and one of mixed. The fol lowing are the names or tne exhibitors:No. 1 I. J. Sheets. No. 2 Robert Powell. No. 3 Sam Timbrook. No. 4- A. R Tucker. No. 5-R. F. Hayni No. 6 Mrs. Geo. Amick. No. 7 J. S. Howard. No. 8 L. D. Breedlove No. 91. L. Muhlemac. No. 10 E. G. Garrett. 4 No 11 J. M. McCully. No. 12- T. P. Clay. No. 13 Mrs. C. C. Benner. No. 14 C. C. Benner. No. 15 Ruth Crail. No. 16 0. A. Crail, Jr. No. 17 U. A. Crail No. 18 S. B. Searls. No. 19 Edward Ryan. No. 20 Dorrell Herrin. No. 21 J. G. Herrin. No. 82-R. F. Haynie. No. 23 Mrs R. F. Haynie. No. 24 E. Shores. No. 25 Eugene M. Maupin No 26 P. B. Cox. No. 27 P. B. Cox No 28 W. M Ratliff. No. 29 Lawrence Katl.ff. No. 30 Charley Cook. No. 31--Ewen Orr. No. 32 George Ashby. No. 33 Morris L. Marksbury. No. 34 and 35 Sam Meadows. No. S6 and 37 Baxter Hall. No. 38 Archie Carroll, No. 39-Vincil Carroll. No. 40-C. L. Carroll. No. 41 W. F. Hirrlinger. No. 42 G. H. Rogers. No. 43 - J. A. Bilbro. W hy judge corn? The highest and only purpose of the judge is to give first ranking to that sample which in his estimation will, if planted next spring, provide more corn of better quality than any other sample on exhibit. The first, premium of $3 was awarded to Chas L. Carroll, the second premium of $2 was awarded to W. M. Ratliff and the third premium a year's subscription to the Clarence Courier to Baxter H.ll. These gentlemen all had some knowledge of scoring corn, which likely aided them in making selections for the corn show. The fact they were awarded the premiums for the besj selection of six ears of corn is no indication that they raised more corn per acre than other exhibitors. Prof. Smith has a class in agriculture of twenty-two pupils that he is teaching the rules of scoring corn. This class will score the corn some time this week and the student who makes the nearest correct score will be given $2, the second a rrize of $1. This corn will be sold on next Saturday afternoon at public auction at the Courier office by Auctioneer E. J. Jacobs and all the proceeds over $6 which we paid in premiums will be given to the Clarence Red Cross fund. It is figured that there is about four bushels of this corn by weight and it should nee the Red Cross Chapter a nice sum. Mr. Carroll says the first premium exhibit of six ears is worth at least $5, and if that should bring ita worth there are many other exhibits almost its equal and this corn shoul i put into the Red Cross treasury a nice sum of money. Come everybody next Saturday, see the corn and help it bring a handsome price. The show as stated has been grand success, the responses were liberal, so let it culminate in rich Red Cross fund and you may get some rea fine select seed corn. B. Mrs. Chas. Durham Killed and W. Walker, of Jacksonville, In Ser ious Condition From Automobile Accident. Sunday morning about 10:30 o'clock as Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Cbas. Durham of near Jacksonville were on their way in Mr. Walker's Oak land car to attend a funeral in Huntsville, they were passed by Mr. Or be Carter, also of Jackson ville in his Ford car and as be passed told Mr. Walker to come on. We are informed from this invitition Mr. Walker speeded up his car and both cars were running at a high speed when they collided, turnhg over both cars, killing Mrs. Durham instantly and badly injuring Mr. Walker, who is now How to apply the score card. in a serious condition Mrs. Wal creased because of this burden ani the burden of taxation will be felt more keenly than ever before, hence there is great danger of getting our farm values too high and more than the real cash value, and a standard of value fixed that it will be very difficult to reduce. These are a few things we think about our assessment. T. P. Manuel. Forty-five points are given to con formity to type and breed charac teristics including uniformity of type, shape of rare, length of ears, circumference of ears, purity of kernel at d cob. Ten points are given to maturity and market con dition, and forty-five points to yielding qualities and vitality, including character of germ, kernel shape and uniformity, butts, tips, space between rows and size of cob. This was probably the biggest exhibit of corn ever shown in Clarence. The quality of the corn for the season was a surprise to everyone, w e are greatly indebted to Superintendent R. G. Smith, who spent the major portion of the day in arranging, scoring and judging the corn in a scientific manner, and his decision was no doubt perfectly satisfactory to every exhibitor, to bim we attri bute a large part of the success of the show, as the farmers were more willing to bring in their corn when they knew it would be scored and judged by scientific rules. Every exhibit was thoroughly tested by Mr. Smith, which took a great deal of time' and it was After four o'clock in the afternoon before his finaldecisions. ker wss slightly irjured. No one was hurt in Mr. Carter's car. Union Thanksgiving Service. Union Thanksgiving service was held at the Center Street Methodist Church and a good crowfi was present. Rev. Mcllvoy delivered the address, which wbs patriotic and full of excellent thought of the occasion. The other ministers of the town assisted iD the service. The choir furnished special music. At the conclusion of the service a collec tion was taken, which will ba used for charity purposes during the months. The amount was not as arge s it shculd have been and our citizens may expect to be called on for further contributions before the winter has gone. Thanksgiving Dinner at Cauip Pike. Camp Pihe, Ark., Nov. 29, 1917 Dear folks at home: I will write to you all this beau tiful Thanksgiving day. This leaves me well and fretting along just dandy. I certainly enjoyed my dinner today, it was great. The dining room was all decorated with cedar and red haws and gram-ble leaves. It looked real nice. iow i win name the things we had to eat: Roast turkey, creamed potatoes, sage dressing, creamed pea, cranberry sauce, tomato soup, apple and celery salad, pick les, olives, celery, fruit jello, pumpkin pie, cocoa to drink, nuts of different kinds, and also each a cigar. That is what we hid for dinner today, it seems like a picnic here this a'ternoon, to see the officers out walking with their ladies and other people walking around and automobiles passing by all the time. We still are quaran lined fcr measles. Taking one to three out of this battery most ev ery day. Have been quarantined every since we arrived here at the camp. I will be glad when the quarantine is over. There is only one hundred and twenty-six soldier boys here in Battery A now There was at first one hundred and fifty -seven. So you see a good many from this battery have the measles. There have been five transferred to other barracks I will tell you how I like it here now. I like it better here at Camp Pike than I did at Camp Funston for the reason up at Funston there was a great deal of sand and the wind blew hard at times. Made it disagreeable when we were out drilling. Here the climate is warmer and no sand, but plenty of rocks, and we have no hard wiuds. 1 am in the light artillery here. I like it better tlmn the infantry drilling. We drill five days each week. Saturday is inspection day. Sunday is awful lonesome for me. Stay around this barrack all day and not go anywhere. Last Monday a p;rt of us worked in the timber, cut down poles to f jace around the barns and also made post 3. And then we all had to carry them up to the bam, that was i of a mile That was going sorxe. We have a victrola here have music every night. We have three square meals a d iy, pi -niy to i at. Get plenty of sleep, uo to bee nt nine o'clock and get up at six fif teen, callel out then for reveille at six thirty. The first sergeant calls the roll, then hive fifteen minutes of exercise a n then we eat breakfast at seven o clock And then drill until eleven-thirty and have dinner at twelvb o'clock, back to drill at one-thirty and drill jntil four-thirty. Have retreat and roll call at five-fifteen and supper at six. I will close for this time. Red Cross Items. Mr and Mrs. M. Dimmitt havo given the Clarence branch a homo in their building on Center St just norih of the Olive Hotel. The rocms have been newly papered a d painted and being centralis located and easily heated will be u boom to us. Mr. Joe Baker has added a heating stove to our equipment and Mr. Frank Wine has promised a load of coal. We are sending this week a gift, two dozen pair of home mado woolen socks to the 1st Cade. Squadron, Aviation Field, Belle ville, III , who are planning t leave very soon for France. Warni clothes are a necessity to the aviators who ascend to heights where the cold is so intense their clotting freezes to them. The Red Cross Humanity bonds are now on sale at the Clarence Savings Bank and tha Shelbv County State Bank. A Humanity Bond is an agreement to senu monthly for 12 months, the sun' of 50c, $1, $2.50 or $5 to hell some sick or wounded Am ricai. boy who is a soldier of your1-somewhere in Europe. On eac.i bond there are twelve coupons. Each coupon is dated and on the c date you will send it to the bank of your choice, which will sent1 the money to the Red Cross, 15$ of which is given to the Iocs, branch. They are called Humanity Bond? not because the sums paid for them are to be repaid the sums are given to the Red Cross; nor because they bear interest, no interest is returned to the giver, but he has the finer reward of satisfaction in giving Inquire at either bank and the complete system will be explained to you. Other towns nearby are payinp monthly definite sums worth whil and Clarence must do ber part. Honor Roll Service. A patriotic service was helc Sunday, Dec. 2 at the Cento Street Methodist Church in honoi of the Clarence boys who are ii training. Mrs. H. J. Simmon' deserves much credit and praUi-for this occassion as it was sbr who first thought of showing oui grivitude and appreciation to ou boys in this manner. The table', was prepared by F. S. Shepan and the work shows much time ha 1 been given. The lettering was beautifully done and could be seer for any part of the church. Tb-following program was given and well rendered. Voluntary Orchestra. Doxology Congregation. Star Spangled Banner Congregs- tion. Prayer Rev. J. S. Knupp. Deut, "Hold Thou My Hand"-Miss Beulah Ragland and Mrf . C. b. Hammet. With lots of love, my best regaids ycripture Stock Notes. W. A. Hunolt shipped six loads of cattle to Cnicago Nov. 27. .1 IV tin nr. cKmnorl a raA t i f c r - i t rp j I poultry fanciers of Clareice at mules to bt. Louis last Tuesday. !! , ... , . to you all. Tell all hello. Your son, John Echternacht. 335 Field Artillery, Battery A, Camp Pike, Ark. Quincy Poultry Show. S. H. Rickey and H. W. Sher wood had exhibits last week at the annual Quincy poultry show and took the following premiums: S. I. Rickey 1st cockerel, 3rd cock erel and 4th hen on Rhode Island ;Ked; II. W.Sherwood 1st cock erel, 1st lien, oest colored male, best colored female, best shaped i ai.it l i male ana uesc snapea iemaie on j White Orpington. The following Long Farmer & Clay shipped j, jj RickeVi Albert D. LoDe uogs 10 oi. uouib . a- h. Sears. K. L, Jacobs. Doug las White, H. W. Sherwood and two loads of Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allen and children, of Brookfield spent Sunday here the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hudson. S. H. Rickey. Mrs. W. K. Dungan, of Lent-ner came Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs. J. W. China. Solo, The Recessional oy Kiplinir Dr. Brown Announcements Offertory Double Quarette Address and Unveiling of Honor Roll. Rev. Robert Mcllvoy. America Congregation. Benediction. Death of Mr. Rogers. Vincil Rogers, son of Mr. am! Mrs. Frank Rogers, southwest o! j town passed away Friday morn ing, Nov. 30, at the age of seventeen years and ten months. At the age of three years he bad spinal meningitis which left him an invalid. He was always bright and cheery and will be sadly missed. He leaves besides his parents, three brothers and one sister to mourn their loss. Funeral services were held at Bethlehen. Church, Saturday morning, Dec. 1. at eleven o'clock, conducted by Rev. Green of Macon.